Nursing Station Technician IMC

Fairview Health Services; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

PTO/vacation

Safe and Sick Time

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement

Job summary

Fairview Health Services is hiring a Nursing Station Technician for the Cardiac/Respiratory IMC at the University of Minnesota Medical Center – East Bank in Minneapolis, MN. The role combines Nursing Assistant and Health Unit Coordinator duties on a fast-paced 22-bed unit.

You will work under a licensed nurse, perform patient care tasks, manage admissions/discharges, transcribe orders, and help maintain rooms and supplies on an 8-hour day shift with every-other-weekend rotation.

Qualifications

• BLS certification required or obtainable on completion of OnTrack program.
• Completion of Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant program or similar.
• Six months direct care experience in care settings acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care such as hygiene, vitals, mobility, feeding.
• Assist with admissions, discharges, and chart preparation.
• Maintain unit desk operations, phones, orders, and patient rooms.
• Order and stock supplies to ensure unit readiness.

Skills

BLS for Healthcare Providers

Education

OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program

Enrollment in LPN/RN program

Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry certification

Job description

Job Overview

This position is a .6 FTE (48 hours per 2 week pay period). This position works 8 hour shifts, every other weekend rotation, on the day shift.

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Station Technician for the Cardiac/Respiratory Intermediate Care Unit at our M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center – East Bank location in Minneapolis, MN.

About This Position:

The Cardiac/Respiratory IMC is a dynamic and fast-paced, 22 bed unit. As a Nursing Station Technician, you will join our interdisciplinary team in delivering care to patients 18 years and older with moderate to severe physiologic instability and a wide range of diagnoses.

The Nursing Station Technician is a hybrid position consisting of both Nursing Assistant and Health Unit Coordinator roles to deliver direct patient care and administrative duties.

In this role, you will work under the direct supervision of a professional nurse to demonstrate excellent customer service, teamwork and communication skills with patients, families, and the healthcare team on a fasted paced unit. Other job duties include:

• Patient care such as personal hygiene, vitals, daily activities, repositioning, transporting, and feeding
• Maintaining unit desk area functions such as answering phones, processing admissions, discharging and transferring forms, transcribing orders, assembling patient charts and ordering tests
• Setting up and maintaining patient rooms
• Ordering and stocking of supplies

License/Certification/Registration

Minimum Qualifications:

• Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification required. Ontrack participants much be able to obtain Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification upon completion of the OnTrack program.

And one of the following:

• Successful completion of Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program or another Fairview sponsored Nursing Assistant program.

Or

• Six months of recent direct care experience in a long term, home care or acute care setting. (Appropriate roles may include, Nursing Assistant, PCA, Resident Assistant or Emergency Room Technician)

Or

• Current enrollment in an LPN, RN or Nurse Practitioner program, and completion of one (1) semester of clinical rotation within the program

Or

• Current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire. This requirement does not need to be maintained throughout employment and is not required if subsequently transferring into another Nursing Assistant or Nursing Station Tech or Nursing Station Attendant position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience as a Health Unit Coordinator, Nursing Assistant, or other related experience

Keywords: CNA, NA, NST, Certified Nursing Assistant, Personal Care Attendant, Minneapolis

Benefit Overview

• medical
• dental
• vision
• PTO/vacation
• Safe and Sick Time
• tuition reimbursement
• retirement

Compensation Disclaimer

The posted compensation range corresponds to the minimum and maximum pay rates outlined in your union agreement for the respective job classifications at the time of job posting. An individual's pay rate within this range may be influenced by various factors, including FTE, skills, knowledge, educational background, and qualifying experience as specified in the contract. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status